Originally Posted by
Mizkaki
Nancy,
In answer to your question treadles can differ in how they feel, some easy to treadle some harder. Tweaking the pivots in the treadle mechanism can sometimes help . Also the treadle wheel size and placement on the frame will affect the angle the belt comes into the machine, therefore making a difference in whether it rubs the machine casting or not. Clear as mud?
Cathy
Makes sense to me! I doubt I will be tweaking the pivots on the treadles. My husband likes to make the adjustments on the treadles, but he leaves the machines for me to play with.
That also explains why the leather belt started to fray faster when I changed the machine into the regular treadle.
So Nancy, Cathy came to the rescue.
Thanks!